I bought this car 3 years ago from the daughter of the original owner, Rolf Seidel. He had bought it new in Red Deer on February 8, 1968 for $5,665. (I have the Bill of Sale.) It was located on a ranch west of Red Deer, Alberta and had spent it's whole "life" there. Rolf passed away a number of years ago and his daughter, who had being storing it and driving it occasionally decided it was time to find a new home for it.
We knew each other through a work connection. We were at a Christmas function and another fellow and I were talking about our old vehicles - his a 56 Chevy and mine a 51 Willys pickup (http://picasaweb.google.com/hamibob/WillysTruck) She mentioned that she had an old car she was wanting to sell - our ears perked up. I subsequently went and looked at it, decided to buy it and then drove it home to Spruce Grove, west of Edmonton - about 2 hours. They had recently had the motor rebuilt so it drives nicely - no power, not much speed but smooth. At least that's what I remember as I haven't driven it for 3 years! Once I got it in the workshop, I discovered that the rust was quite a bit worse than what I originally thought (isn't it always!). I worked on it a bunch when I first got it and then have not been too motivated to do much until the last couple weeks. Now, I'm moving nicely in getting the rusty metal cut out, fabricating new pieces, welding them in and getting it ready to paint. I thought I'd share with you where I am at. I had noticed some discussion about welding lately - I'm guessing none of you are welding like what I am doing! The pictures of my progression to date are at: http://picasaweb.google.com/hamibob/1967MercedesBenz200D Wish me luck!! ..... Bob _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
